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Baneful Magic & Methods🌙

🖤Disclaimer: I do not believe in the 3-fold law or the Wiccan rede. These methods are things I use in my own practice and am choosing to share. Please do your own research!

What is Baneful Magic?

Many people confuse the term "black magic" with baneful magic. The term "black magic" is actually a racist term and should not be used to describe baneful workings. This is also the same for the term "white magic" being used to describe healing magic.

Baneful magic is magic cast against someone or something with menacing or harmful intent. Baneful magic can be used to speed up the consequences of someone actions towards you or they can be used to block people from benefiting from their work. In my practice, I believe that if baneful work is not warranted (i.e there is no real reason for it to be done), it will not work. This means that I never cast a baneful spell unless I believe it to be truly worth the time and effort.

Baneful rituals can be very simple and low energy or they can be very intense and complex. This honestly depends on what kind of spell work you are doing and what you are doing it for. For example, a baneful ward is something that I would consider to be low energy because you set it up once and as long as it remains intact, it continues to work. However for me, a higher energy baneful spell would be a "stop gossiping" spell because the ingredients I would use are harder to find. Baneful works also depend on the amount of correlations you want to include. For example, do you want the spell to coincide with a specific day of the week, moon phase or month. Maybe you want to perform it during a specific season or ask for help from a specific entity, all these factors should be taken into account when performing these workings.

Some of my Favourite Methods:

Hex water- this is method that is commonly used by aragingwitch (on TikTok) and it is a method that I really enjoy as well. Adding names to hex water can be a really low energy way of ensuring that someone must deal with the consequences of their actions (I use this as more of a "karma" insurance but it can be used as a full on hex).

Freezer spells- some people may argue that this isn’t very baneful but it's one of my favourite and most used methods. Freezer spells can be used to essentially "freeze" people’s influence over you or block them from being able to reach you. You can do this with items as well (when I was quitting smoking, this is how I did it). You can freeze names with regular water or you can bind them first and freeze them in hex water.

Return-to-senders- another one of my favourite spells, this spells is used to return unwanted or harmful energy back to the source that cast it (which is why people always say to tether your hexes to something other than yourself). You can also add a bit of a kickback to these spells or return them with 3 times the energy if you are feeling a little vengeful.

Mirror spells- again one that might not be considered baneful but can be adjusted. The way I use these spells is to make the recipient "look in the mirror" and take an objective look at their actions. This often involves ensuring that they can't run from their problems and must deal with the consequences of their actions. Other variations of this exist as well, you are only limited by your imagination with this one.

Sending a spirit- depending on your relationship with specific spirits, you can petition them to do the work for you. This usually works best if you already have a close working relationship with the spirit you are petitioning but you can also contact spirits you don't normally work with as well. I have seen this work using house spirits, familiars, the dead, deities and many more. It's important for me to stress that how you go about this and the results achieved will depend on the spirit you ask and your relationship with that spirit.

Baneful Work & Ethics:

Witchcraft in general does not have a standard or set guidelines for what is ethical and what is not. Many witches may come to a consensus on what they believe to be ethical based on shared morals or opinions but in reality, it's all fair game. Just because I believe or follow one thing, doesn't mean you have to or will.

It is important for you to determine your own ethical guidelines before practicing baneful magic. I say this because it is very easy, when things go wrong or you are feeling hurt, to just cast magic against whatever or whoever you want but it is not always helpful or necessary. Having guidelines and sticking to them is an important part of baneful practices (they can always change and evolve but the most important thing is that you don't compromise on them when you are emotional). Here are a few guidelines I stick to, feel free to use them if they resonate with you.

Never cast without reason- I will only spend my time and energy on things that are really important to me. If the person I am casting against is already a waste of space in my life, they will also probably be a waste of time.

Never cast emotionally- I will wait several weeks before I decide to cast against someone. If what they did is really bad enough to warrant my energy and time then it's probably something I'll still be upset about weeks or months later.

Never cast against someone you live with or cannot cut out of your life- this one is kind of self explanatory but casting against someone you live with is bad news. You will be affected by your own working and will end up having to reverse it.

Know how to reverse your workings- things can always go wrong so make sure you have a back up plan and a really good uncrossing spell on hand.

Know yourself- it's important to do some reflecting before you hex. Ask yourself how you may have contributed to the situation. Are upset or are you projecting past traumas onto someone? What would you have done if the roles were reversed? Questions like these are tough to answer but help determine if a hex is really warranted or not.

Protect then hex- if you are casting against someone who lives with children or pets, you may choose to do a protection working on them before performing your hex. The energy a hex has often affects other people around the recipient and children/animals do not deserve to be negatively affected by the actions of someone else.

*All images are from Pinterest*

🖤I have a feeling that people may have questions regarding this post so instead of commenting them, please use the questions feature on my profile so that I can actually respond :)

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How to Predict Timing with Tarot

When performing the Celtic Cross, there are three positions that can reveal when the event will happen: The Advice, The Ultimate Outcome, and The Underworld. Acknowledge all these possibilities. But your intuition will tell you which is most likely.

THE MAJOR ARCANA

The Fool – Whenever you are ready

The Magician – It has already begun

The High Priestess – You know exactly when

The Empress – During harvest season

The Emperor – It is almost done

The Hierophant – It is finished

The Lovers – As soon as you make the choice

The Chariot – In just a few moments

Strength – The minute you accept it

The Hermit – Only after you meditate on it

The Wheel of Fortune – During your first or next Saturn Return

Justice – When you least expect it

The Hanged Man – When the circumstances change

Death – Whenever it is ready

Temperance – After the storm

The Devil – It is happening right now

The Tower – Soon, unexpectedly and suddenly

The Star – The more you believe, the sooner it will happen

The Moon – It cannot be determined at the moment

The Sun – In the summer or by sunrise

Judgement – Soon and inevitably

The World – In divine timing

THE MINOR ARCANA

THE SUIT OF WANDS

Ace of Wands – One day

Two of Wands – Two days

Three of Wands – Three days

Four of Wands – Four days

Five of Wands – Five days

Six of Wands – Six days

Seven of Wands – Seven days

Eight of Wands – Eight days

Nine of Wands – Nine days

Ten of Wands – Ten days

Page of Wands – As we speak

Knight of Wands – End of November to most of December

Queen of Wands – End of March to most of April

King of Wands – End of July to most of August

THE SUIT OF CUPS

Ace of Cups – One month

Two of Cups – Two months

Three of Cups – Three months

Four of Cups – Four months

Five of Cups – Five months

Six of Cups – Six months

Seven of Cups – Seven months

Eight of Cups – Eight months

Nine of Cups – Nine months

Ten of Cups – Ten months

Page of Cups – Very soon

Knight of Cups – End of February to most of March

Queen of Cups – End of June to most of July

King of Cups – End of October to most of November

THE SUIT OF SWORDS

Ace of Swords – One week

Two of Swords – Two weeks

Three of Swords – Three weeks

Four of Swords – Four weeks

Five of Swords – Five weeks

Six of Swords – Six weeks

Seven of Swords – Seven weeks

Eight of Swords – Eight weeks

Nine of Swords – Nine weeks

Ten of Swords – Ten weeks

Page of Swords – Now, behind the scenes

Knight of Swords – End of May to most of June

Queen of Swords – End of September to most of October

King of Swords – End of January to most of February

THE SUIT OF PENTACLES

Ace of Pentacles – One year or one season (3 months)

Two of Pentacles – Two years or two seasons (6 months)

Three of Pentacles – Three years or three seasons (9 months)

Four of Pentacles – Four years or four seasons (one year)

Five of Pentacles – Five years or five seasons (15 months)

Six of Pentacles – Six years or six seasons (18 months)

Seven of Pentacles – Seven years or seven seasons (21 months)

Eight of Pentacles – Eight years or eight seasons (2 years)

Nine of Pentacles – Nine years or nine seasons (2 years and 3 months)

Ten of Pentacles – Ten years or ten seasons (2 years and 6 months)

Page of Pentacles – It will take quite a while

Knight of Pentacles – End of August to most of September

Queen of Pentacles – End of December to most of January

King of Pentacles – End of April to most of May

To Help You Remember:

Wands are days, because they are fire, and fire moves fast.

Swords are weeks, because while a sword is quick to cut, it first requires some thinking on the warrior’s part.

Cups are months, because they are water, and water flows with the moon, which completes a cycle in roughly a month.

Pentacles are seasons to years, because they are seeds, and some seeds only require a season to grow while others need a year.

The timings for the Major Arcana and the Pages are related to the cards’ meanings. Once you know the meanings, you know the timings.

The Kings, Queens and Knights are the Zodiac signs’ birthdays:

King of Wands – Leo (Fixed Fire)

Queen of Wands – Aries (Cardinal Fire)

Knight of Wands – Sagittarius (Mutable Fire)

King of Cups – Scorpio (Fixed Water)

Queen of Cups – Cancer (Cardinal Water)

Knight of Cups – Pisces (Mutable Water)

King of Swords – Aquarius (Fixed Air)

Queen of Swords – Libra (Cardinal Air)

Knight of Swords – Gemini (Mutable Air)

King of Pentacles – Taurus (Fixed Earth)

Queen of Pentacles – Capricorn (Cardinal Earth)

Knight of Pentacles – Virgo (Mutable Earth)

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𝕕𝕖𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕥 𝕤𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕

i hope this is acceptable

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The Compass Spread

A perfect spread for finding some guidance, when you are feeling lost.

Central - You right now

East - New beginnings, what's on the horizon.

South - Your Passion, where you should draw your fire from.

West - Your Subconscious. What are you keeping hidden? Where do you need to look inward?

North - Your Wisom, where should you look for guidance and wisdom?

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🌑 Manifestation Spell 🌑

A spell to manifest something into your life, to be performed under the new moon.

You will need :

🌑 Jar or other container 🌑 Water 🌑 Black food colouring (or any colour you associate with nothingness) 🌑 Square white paper (or any colour you associate with existence) 🌑 A new moon

What to do :

🌑Fill your jar with water. 🌑Write down on the paper what you’re trying to manifest, and then fold it into an origami shape. It doesn’t have to be overly complex, it just has to be something other than a square. It helps if there’s a correspondence between what you’re manifesting and the shape you fold your paper into. 🌑Put the folded paper into the water and then add your food colouring. 🌑Leave the jar with the water and paper in it outside to charge in the new moon’s moonlight. 🌑 In the morning, take the jar back inside and keep it somewhere it won’t be touched by moonlight from other lunar phases. The universe will start aiding you in the manifestation now.

As the paper disintegrates, your desire will be in the process of manifesting. Once your paper is nearly gone, your desire will have completely or almost completely manifested, as long as you’ve followed the correct path during this to make it happen.

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Luck and Fortune Spell Jar

A recipe for a spell jar I made to bring good luck and good fortune 🍀

Ingredients:

Use at least 2 of the ingredients listed below, you don’t need all of them:

Dried Honeysuckle - for luck and wealth

Dried Thyme - for luck and wealth

Dried strawberry - for luck, good fortune, and success

Dried Clover Leaves and/or Dried Clover Flower - for luck

Sunflower Seed - for protection and wishes

Dried violet- for protection

Dried Chamomile or Chamomile Seeds - for prosperity and reducing stress

Dried Strawflower Petals- for luck, protection, and to make a spell last

Aventurine Crystal Chips - for luck

2 Amethyst Crystal Chips - for turning negative energy into positivy energy

Needed to do the spell:

Salt or Sea Salt - for cleansing, purification, and protection

Small Jar

Glue or candle

Instructions:

0. (optional) Place the ingredients in a dish in the sun with larger pieces of clear quartz and aventurine to charge them. Make sure the amethyst is at the bottom, under the other ingredients (It fades in the sun).

1. State your intent. “I wish for this spell jar to bring me luck and good fortune whenever I choose to carry it with me.” or something similar.

2. Sprinkle salt over the ingredients. State that you would like for the salt to cleanse them. Charge the ingredients however you want if you’d like to.

3. Place the ingredients in the jar and state your intent again afterwards. You can state your intent for each ingredient while you add them if you’d like to.

4. Put your finger over the top of the jar to close it, then shake it to mix the ingredients around.

4. Thank the earth or whatever deity you worship, for giving you these ingredients, and state that the spell will be activated when you seal the jar.

5. Seal the jar using the glue or melted wax and wait for it to dry. 

6. Say “The spell is complete.” then wash your hands.

7. (Optional) Leave an offering for the earth or whatever deity you thanked for your ingredients.

8. It’s done! Carry it around with you when you’d like some good luck or good fortune. 🍀

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CONFIDENCE/GOOD LUCK SPELL BOTTLE

i needed a little boost before my welcome day at my new school so i made a little spell jar!

WHAT YOULL NEED:

orange candle: encouragement, creativity, stimulation and attraction

sage: protection, wisdom

ginger: success, boosts spells, power, protection

rosemary: protection, wisdom, health

mint: prosperity, love, joy, success

cinnamon: heightened energy, success, protection, confidence

bay: heightened success, wisdom, protection, peace, happiness

thyme: power, love, courage

preferably done on a tuesday: strength, courage, passion, energy needed to face a challenge

salt: protection, cleansing

egg shells: protection

jar

matches

sharpie

TO DO:

cast a circle, ground yourself and remove any negative energy from your space

create a sigil with the intent you wish: mine was focused on making a good first impression and being confident

write it on a bay leaf and put it inside the spell jar

add all the other ingredients

focus your energy and intent into the bottle making sure you’re staying positive

close off your spell jar and seal it with the orange wax

carry the spell jar with you when you need it 💗

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spell jar for attracting positive things into your life

slightly adapted from samra haksever, author of mama moon’s book of magic, but is mostly the same. includes quotes from her book in the steps for how to create the jar

not my gif

this spell jar is best crafted on a Sunday, when you can channel the energy of the day, and look back on your achievements of the past week.

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you will need,

7 small strips of paper

a pen

a mason jar, or a jar of similar size

2-3 cinnamon sticks

a pinch of patchouli, but i used rosemary

a magnet or lodestone crystal

orange or white wax (optional)

the cinnamon brings your happiness blessings, and the magnet and patchouli draw many more of these good things to you.

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“on each piece of paper, write down something that has made you happy over the past week; this is the time to celebrate anything and everything, from seeing a cute dog in the park and treating yourself to a cup of coffee on your commute, to taking an afternoon nap.

“fold the papers up, put them in the jar with the cinnamon sticks, patchouli/rosemary and magnet, then place the jar on a windowsill that gets plenty of sunlight.”

“optional, seal with orange or white wax. if you decide not to seal the jar, add to it as and when, or even try to make it a Sunday ritual.”

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A little anti-depression spell jar I made the other day 💕

I used:

- Roses for self-love

- Lavender for healing

- Clear quartz for balancing emotions and purifying the aura and soul

- Citrine for increasing self-esteem and focus

- Himalayan pink salt for personal empowerment, healing emotional wounds, and dissolving self-doubt

- Spearmint for transformation

- Thyme for driving away negativity

- Lemon verbena for self-improvement

Keep it somewhere with lots of light like a windowsill or porch ☀

🌹 IG: femkitti 🌹

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ATTRACT LOVE SIGIL + JAR

a spell to bring romantic love your way

GATHER :

rose petels - love

basil - love, protection

strawberry leaves

rosemary - love, friendship

ginger - luck

cinnamon - love, success, speed up spells

mint - luck

eggshells - protection

paper

pen

red (or white or pink ) tea light

jar that can fit tea light in it (i used an old empty candle jar i’d offered to aphrodite)

draw a sigil for attracting romance - try to be specific about age and any other qualities (i said general age and for them to be mature)

put all the ingridents into the container

fold the sigil and charge it with your intent and call upon any appropriate dieties (i asked aphrodite as usual)

put the paper on top of the other ingridents and then light the tea light and put it on the paper (i took mine out the case so as it melt it will go on the paper and ingredients

everytime you light the candle, ask the dieties for help and picture the love you want (do this until candle runs out)

this won’t attract a specific person (unless done in sigil but not recommended)

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Scrying Mirrors

Im literally in the worst fucking mood today so i decided to chill the fuck out by making you guys another tutorial. Today we’ll be learning how to make and use a scrying mirror.

Scrying mirrors serve a few purposes for witches. At its core it’s used for divination. The scrying mirror is a tool used to receive messages from spirits, powers, and even our own subconscious minds.

Again, it is just a tool. Scrying mirrors can be made and used in a ton of different ways, so don’t think that this is a one-size-fits-all recipe. Change whatever you need so that your tool serves you best. This is just how i made mine.

The only real requirement for making a scrying mirror is that the end product gives you a (usually dark) reflective surface. You can use literal mirrors, a bowl filled with water, stones, glass- anything. For this tutorial tho, I recommend using a picture frame. I made mine using a used one that i picked up from the local thrift store. It looked super old and aesthetic, and even better, it was only a dollar fifty. Any size will work. 

Next get the rest of your materials. Youll need black paint, a paintbrush, something to clean your frame with, and old newspapers for the frame to dry on. You don’t need anything fancy, I used like ten of these tiny ass paint containers from my mom’s daycare.

Take the glass out of the picture frame. Paint over one side of the glass. Leave the other side alone.

Youll need a couple layers, especially if youre not working with great paint. To see if you need more, wait for the paint to dry and hold the glass up to the light. Take note of spots where the light shines through and put another coat of paint on. I ended up doing about four layers.

After its dried, place the glass back in the frame with the painted side facing in. The glass facing you should be smooth and dark.

Dont forget to cleanse and consecrate your mirror! I like doing it after this step because i feel like ive connected with it, but some people do it at the very beginning. Either works as long as it’s cleansed and consecrated before it’s used.

Once you’ve charged the mirror, you’re ready to try scrying. Find a dark place where you can focus. Stand the mirror up and place a lit candle on each side. Position the candles so that you can see their light flickering in the mirror, but you can’t see your own reflection. Get into a meditative state and gaze deep into the mirror, almost as if you’re looking past the surface, into the darkness within. Let your consciousness drift, opening yourself to receive messages. When you’re done- which could be after a few hours or a few minutes- write down what you saw. You can keep these notes in your book of shadows.

I of course CANT since my BOS was stolen. I also wasnt in the right headspace for scrying today so i didnt see shit but i hope this tutorial works better for you guys.

Sorry if any of this is incorrect. My notes are all in my BOS and who the FUCK knows where that’s at. 

Let me know if you want more tutorials. Stay witchy.

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online grimoire.

credit goes to all the original blogs who made these posts. i just want to organize all my reblogs for myself <3 blessed be

[crystals]

essentials

what harms which crystal

[curses]

red heart

masterlist

[deities]

asatru

contact

devotional tips

norse small devotional acts

-> Artemis

period dedication for artemis

-> Loki

loki masterpost

-> Rán

bedridden witch: ocean

rán devotional acts

rán prayer

rán // rán

ráns runes

[divination]

runes study

scrying mirrors

[misc]

alternatives for lavender

BOS tips

colours

depression

dictionary

herbs and oils substitutes

housewarming

jar alternatives

masterlist

mentally ill

substitutes

water types

[potions]

beauty

glamour

rose water

self love

[pouches]

anxiety relief

money

panic attack relief

[recipes]

poppy seed tea bread

orange honey cake

honey lavender bread

lemon lavender cookies

[sabbats]

-> imbolc

info

-> ostara

-> beltane

prepare

info

-> litha

-> lammas

-> mabon

-> samhain

fall decorations

info

[spell jars]

anti depression

attracting positive things

attract love

confidence/good luck

curse jar

good outcome

honesty

kindness

luck and fortune

luck and protection

manifestation

masterlist

positive energy

protection

self love/happiness

[spells]

anger masterlist

anger

cramming for a test

depression and anxiety

depression and anxiety masterlist

love removal

health/wellness spells

self love and healing

sickness

[tarot]

compass spread

deity identification

inverted heart

mind body spirit self care

planets spreads

samhain

self care tarot spread

tarot timing

the sun trick

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The Seven Stings Hex

This is a hex intended to provide long term irritation and discomfort to the target until they’ve learned a specific lesson.

Materials

- 7 white tealights

- 7 thorns (I use bougainvillia or rose but any will do)

- Vinegar

- Sea salt

- Small bottle

- Needle

- Target’s name on paper 

Steps

1. Soak your thorns in vinegar for whatever amount of time you feel you need. I usually leave mine for a few hours

2. Line your seven candles up so that they are next to each other, you can have them in either a row or a circle, whichever you like!

3. Light all your candles and place a thorn in front of each. Picture the energies of each thorn and candle linking to one another.

4. Fold the piece of paper with your targets name so that it has three layers.

5. Needle in one hand and paper in the other, recite the following chant (I like to do another chant more specific to the situation before this one as well). As you speak it, pierce the paper with your needle.

“Mind, body, soul - my hex will take its toll.”

Place the paper and the needle in your bottle for later.

6. Next, repeat the following words. As you say each line, extinguish on of your candles and place its respective thorn into your bottle.

“Seven days of slight unease

Seven nights of restless sleep

Seven dawns of nagging guilt

Seven dusks of bad luck built

Seven days of karma coming

Seven days of endless running

Seven days of all you’ve earned

Until your lesson you have learned

But should the lesson stay unheeded

These seven days shall be repeated”

7. Throw a pinch of salt in the bottle. Meditate with the open bottle for awhile and focus on your intent, allow your energy to flow into it. When you’re ready, seal the bottle. You may use wax for this if you wish.

8. Leave the bottle in a cold, dark place to add to the discomfort. I left mine outside during a storm. Don’t forget to cleanse your space and yourself after performing a hex! Once you feel the bottle has done its work, burn its flammable contents and cleanse everything else.

I like to perform this hex at night on the evening of a new moon, and of course for any hexes or curses a stormy night is always best, however as always your intent is the main ingredient!

(My photo, please don’t use without permission.)

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when losing weight⤵︎

recognize it takes time.

it will not happen overnight, do not give up after one week of eating well. you will see slight changes after about 2 to 3 weeks.

drink water.

you know this– keeps you full, keeps you hydrated, and helps digestion– but it also prevents loose skin from large amounts of weight loss.

STRENGTH TRAINING.

i cannot stress this enough. this will tone your muscles, keeping them from being used as a source of energy for when youre in a calorie deficit, and will also make your body look less puffy, helping you achieve the body youre working for, sooner. muscle also burns more calories than fat does when youre idle.

vary your caloric intake.

your body will get used to a certain number of calories a day. eat a bit more a certain day, eat a bit less the next. keep your metabolism on its toes.

eat ENOUGH.

your body will use the calories for muscle and energy to keep progressing. PLEASE give your body the nutrition it needs to keep going.

take vitamins- specifically vitamin b12.

vitamin b12 is an extreme metabolism stimulant and helps your body to keep burning calories even when not exercising. it is also important that you take daily multivitamins, especially ones with iron, biotin, and vitamin C.

sleep 7-9 hours a night.

your body needs the rest to build muscle in its idle hours, and to regain energy from the previous day. sleeping enough also helps mental stability and reduces appetite.

walk more.

walking is a great stress reliever and burns lots of calories, quickly. it also tones your legs and glutes. aim for 10,000+ steps a day.

enjoy the ride.

dont make your weight loss journey miserable. find things to celebrate every day and look at the endless progress you’re making– weight related or not. if youre drinking more water than before, thats amazing. if you can walk a bit longer than before, thats amazing. if you dont crave sugar as much as before, thats amazing. celebrate YOU. you are doing this for you, so do your very best to appreciate yourself daily.

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Incense Meanings

Acacia: Burned with sandalwood to stimulate the psychic powers.

African Violet: Protection and to promote spirituality within the home.

Allspice: Attract both good luck and money.

Aloes: Attract good fortune, love, spiritual vibrations, and strength.

Althea: Protection and to stimulate the psychic powers.

Amber: Love, comfort, happiness and healing

Ambergris: Burn for dreams and aphrodisiac

Angelica: Protection, harmony, integration, insight and understanding, stability and meditation

Anise seeds: Meditation and emotional balance incense.

Basil: exorcise and protect against evil entities such as demons and unfriendly ghosts, and to attract fidelity, love, good luck, sympathy, and wealth. This is also an excellent incense to use when performing love divinations.  Also burn for concentration, assertiveness, decisiveness, trust, integrity, enthusiasm, mental clarity, cheerfulness, confidence and courage

Bay: Facilitate the psychic powers, and to induce prophetic dream-visions.

Bayberry: Attract money and also burned for protection, happiness and control

Benzoin: Purification, astral projection, clears negative energy, emotional balance, eases sadness, depression, weariness, grief, anger, anxiety and to attract prosperity

Bergamot: Money, prosperity, uplifting of spirits, joy, protection, concentration, alertness, confidence, balance, strength, courage, motivation and assertiveness

Bistort: Burned often with frankincense as a powerful incense to aid divination.

Bracken: Burned in outdoor fires to magickally produce rain.

Cardamom: Mental clarity, concentration, confidence, courage, enthusiasm and motivation

Carnation: protection, strength, healing, love and lust

Cedar: Purification, to stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, attract love, prevent nightmares, and heal various ailments, including head colds.

Cedarwood: Healing, purification, protection, money, balance, grounding, clarity, insight and wisdom

Chamomile: Harmony, peace, calm, spiritual and inner peace

Cinnamon: Protection and to attract money, wealth, prosperity, business success, stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, and aid in healing.  Also burned for stimulation, strength and lust

Citron: Burned in rituals to aid healing and also to strengthen the psychic powers.

Citronella: Cleansing, warding off, healing and exorcism

Clove: Dispel negativity, purify sacred and magickal spaces, attract money, and stop or prevent the spread of gossip. Also burn for pain relief, intellectual stimulation, business success, wealth, prosperity, divination, exorcism, protection, eases fears, improves memory and focus

Coconut: Protection

Copal: Purification, uplifting spirits, protection, exorcism, spirituality and to attract love.

Cypress: Strength, comfort, healing, eases anxiety, stress, self-assurance, confidence, physical vitality, willpower and concentration

Damiana: Facilitate psychic visions.

Dittany of Crete: Conjure spirits and to aid in divination, astral projection, especially when mixed with equal parts of benzoin, sandalwood, and vanilla.

Dragon's Blood: Dispel negativity, exorcise evil supernatural entities, courage, purification, attract love, and restore male potency. Many Witches also burn dragon's blood for protection when spell casting and invoking. When added to other incenses, dragon's blood makes their magickal powers all the stronger.

Elecampane: Strengthen the clairvoyant powers and scrying abilities-divination by gazing.

Eucalyptus: Healing, purification and protection

Fern: Burned in outdoor fires to magickally produce rain. Also used to exorcise evil supernatural entities.

Frankincense: Dispel negativity, spirituality, purify magickal spaces, consecration, protect against evil, exorcism, aid meditation, astral strength, induce psychic visions, courage, protection, attract good luck, and honor Pagan deities.

Fumitory: Exorcise demons, poltergeists, and evil supernatural entities.

Galangal: Break the curses cast by sorcerers.

Gardenia: Peace, love and healing

Ginger: Wealth, lust, love and magical power

Ginseng root: keep wicked spirits at bay, and for protection against all forms of evil.

Gotu Kola: Burned to aid meditation.

Heather: Conjure beneficial spirits, and to magickally produce rain.

Hibiscus Flowers: Attract love, lust and also for divination.

Honey Suckle: Attract money, happiness, friendship and healing

Horehound: Burned as an offertory incense to the ancient Egyptian god Horus.

Hyacinth: Happiness and protection

Jasmine: Attract love and money, and also to induce dreams of a prophectic nature, purification, wisdom and astral projection

Juniper: stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and also to break curses, exorcism and hexes cast by evil sorcerers. It is also burned for calming, protection and healing.

Lavender: Induce rest and sleep, and to attract love-especially of a man. Also burned for cleansing, healing, happiness and relaxation

Lemon: Healing, love and purification

Lemongrass: Mental clarity

Lilac: Stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and to attract harmony into ones life.

Lotus: Elevate mood, protection, spirituality, healing and meditation

Mace: Stimulate or increase the psychic powers.

Mastic: Conjure beneficial spirits, stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and intensify sexual desires. The magickal powers of other incenses are greatly increased when a bit of mastic is added.

Mesquite: Magickal powers of all healing incenses are greatly increased when mesquite is added

Mint: Increase sexual desire, exorcise evil supernatural entities, conjure beneficial spirits, and attract money. Mint incense also possesses strong healing vibrations and protective powers.

Musk: Aphrodisiac, prosperity, courage

Myrrh: Burned (often with frankincense) for purification, consecration, healing, exorcism, and banishing evil. Myrrh is also aids meditation rituals, and was commonly burned on alters in ancient Egypt as an offering to deities Isis and Ra.

Nutmeg: Aid meditation, stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and to attract prosperity.

Oakmoss: Money and attraction

Orange: Divination, love, luck and money

Patchouli: Attract money, love, growth, mastery, sensuality and also to promote fertility.

Peppermint: Energy, mental stimulant, exorcism and healing

Pine: Purification, and to banish negative energies, exorcise evil supernatural entities, and attract money, as well as to break hexes and return them to their senders. Also burned for grounding, strength, cleansing and healing

Poppy seeds: Promote female fertility, and to attract love, good luck, and money.

Rose: Increase courage, induce prophetic dreams, house blessing, fertility, healing and attract love. Rose incense is used in all forms of love enchantment and possesses the strongest love vibration of any magickal incense.

Rose Geranium: Courage and protection

Rosemary: Purify, aid in healing, prevent nightmares, preserve youthfulness, dispel depression, attract fairy folk, and promote restful sleep and pleasant dreams.

Rue: Help restore health.

Sage: Protection against all forms of evil. It is also burned to purify sacred spaces and ritual tools. Plus it is great for promoting wisdom, clarity, attract money, and aid in the healing the body, mind, and soul.

Sage Brush: Aid healing, and to banish negative energies and evil supernatural entities.

Sandalwood: Exorcise demons and evil ghosts, conjure beneficial spirits, and promote spiritual awareness. Sandalwood incense is also used by many Witches for protection, astral projection, healing rituals and in wish-magick.

Solomon's Seal: Mainly as an offertory incense to ancient Pagan deities

Star Anise Seeds: Stimulate or increase the psychic powers

Strawberry: Attract love and for luck.

Sweetgrass: Conjure beneficial spirits prior to spell casting.

Sweet pea: Friendship, love and courage

Thyme: Purification of magickal spaces prior to rituals, to aid in healing, and to attract good health.

Vanilla: Attract love, increase sexual desire, and improve the powers of the mind.

Vervain: Exorcise evil supernatural entities.

Vetivert: Break curses, exorcism, for protection against black magick and thieves, money, peace and love.

Violet: Break curses, exorcism, for protection against black magick and thieves, money, peace and love.

Willow: Avert evil, attract love, and promote healing. It is also used by many Witches as an offertory incense for Pagan lunar deities.

Wisteria: Protection against all forms of evil.

Wormwood: Protection against all forms of evil.

Yarrow: Courage, exorcism

Ylang Ylang: Love, harmony and euphoria

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The Herbal Burnings from the Guild Book of Old Tradition Crafte

Allspice - will cause discord for enemies Althea - to attract protective spirits Arrowroot - to make someone lusty towards you Balmony - to turn an enemy's spell against them Basil - to attract success Bay Leaves - protection from harm and slander Bayberry - for money and luck Betony - for proteciton from evvil Blackberry - to cause problems and turmoil for enemies Blood Root - for protection against evil forces Blueberry - to cause your enemies to become confused Burdock - to purify Catnip - for strength and ingenium Chestnut - for strength of mind and endurance Chickweed - to bring back a lover Chicory - to detect imposters or enemies Clover - protection from spirits Cloves - comfort and contentment Colic root - make enemies move away Coltsfoot - wealth Comfrey - for needed money Coriander - keeps lovers from straying Corn Flowers - for a new lover Aloes - to attract love Cowslip - protects privacy Culvers root - turn an enemy against themselves Daisy - to mae lovers faithful Dandelion - to bring peace and contentment into the home Deers Eye - makes one attractive for new mates and lovers Devil's Bit - turns away evil forces Dog Rose - for safety in travel Dogwood - for restful sleep and shielding of spells Fern - to be treated with regard Flaxseed - to settle arguments and strife between a couple Ginger root - for attracting adventure and excitement Golden Bough - to find love Golden Seal - to help a business grow and profit Gum Arabic - for good luck Hawthorn - to defeat an enemy Hellebore - to attain the sight Hemlock - to cause illness Horehoud - for a healing Huckleberry - to make depression cease Hyssop - to gain understanding of the mysteries, burn during readings Ivy - to defeat a craft worked against you Juniper - for lust, that is to attact or promote Lavender - to bring a lover to you Lobelia - for peace and contentment Maiden hair - to find love and understand the beauty therein Marshmallow - to protect children May Apple - to never be without money for the period of one month Mint - happiness Mistletoe - to attract love and keep evil away Mugwort - To increase magical strength Myrtle - to attract money for the family Nettle - to remove confusion Nutmeg - to have luck with a difficult situation Orris Root - to attract a lusty love Parsley - to cause discord for an enemy Peony - for good luck in an undertaking Peppermint - to make a home happy Pine - to convince others to agree with you Poppy - to overcome grief Primrose - to make a child truthful Pumpkin Seeds - to be free from an enemy's influence Pussy WIllow - to keep your mae faihful Red Clover - against Malocchio Rose buds - for a woman to attract a man Rosehips - to attract good and sincere people to you Rosemary - to make friends and keep them Sage - to put a spell on an enemy Skunk cabbage - to send a spell back onto an enemy Squaw root - to cure frigidity Sumac - to keep an enemy bound Thistle - to be aware of omens to decide one's path Thorns - to thwart an enemy Thyme - to cause depression in an enemy Verbena - to make a woman passionate towards you Witch Hazel - to dispel headaches Wood Rose - good fortune

The following herbs are added to make spells more powerful with burnings

Cinnamon - adds strength and power Gum mastic - to make your spells very strong and powerful Moss - for good fortune and success towards your success Mace - to make quicker results Seed of Celery - for power in spells and charms

however, this glorious book makes mention of the fact to not become dependent on these herbs but to build your own power. Like my ma said - It's not what you do, it's how you do it. So if you burn parsley and curse your enemy to the winds and it works, it works.